Unfortunately for the Rockets, that has led to a pair of Warriors wins heading into tonight's pivotal Game 4 at the Chase Center. Ahead of the game, Rockets guard Fred VanVleet sa

There's only so much more time for the Golden State Warriors to continue being one of the top teams in the NBA. The Warriors, who currently hold a 2-1 lead against the Houston Rockets in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs, are hopeful they’ll win this series.

After two games and a half games of battling Houston’s lumbering, earth-bound giants in what seemed to be a constricting box, Steph Curry and the Warriors finally broke loose. Without an injured Jimmy Butler, a hot-shooting Buddy Hield gave Curry the oxygen he needed to breathe — and score 36 points — against the Rockets.